Garden
Publication Information
Author:  Maass, Robert	Illustrator:  Maass, Robert
Title:  Garden	Date:  1998
Publisher:  Henry Holt	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-5477-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, easy reading, photographic essay
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
The cycle of gardens and the role of the gardener are presented by color photographs and an easy reading text. The book includes a useful glossary.
Teaching Ideas:
ESL classes will want to talk about the photos. Family literacy classes will want to read the book and share the photos with their children. Extension possibilities include growing plants, describing and recording their progress in journals, taking nature walks, and Language Experience Activities (LEA) reporting on personal gardens. The book joins an easy reading text set with Counting on the Woods, Harvest Year, and Seedfolks http://plants.usda.gov
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Art and Photography > photography Science > biology > botany/plants Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles Science > biology > zoology > insects Science > nature

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